The present challenge for the Church in America is, as Reggie McNeal points out in his book, Present Future, to move from the ‘clubhouse’ mentality to our essential mandate to be a missional community. And the mission is not just to transform individuals, but cities and nations. This will happen in part through greater connection to the church worldwide. For when it comes to incarnational withreach and transformation, Christians in many parts of the world are blazing the trail.

To assess where we are in our mission, is to not only understand where we may be missing it, but to uncover vast untapped opportunities all around us. It is helpful to look at the picture from several angles. One angle is to look at the categories of activities we typically engage in when we “do” domestic missions.

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